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President Joko Widodo explains country`s world maritime axis agenda

President Joko Widodo explained his development agenda to make Indonesia a world maritime axis at the East Asia Summit ...

Russia says NATO reverts to Cold War-era mindset

Russia accused NATO on Wednesday of reverting to the "verbal jousting" of the Cold War by suspending cooperation with ...

Pirates rob Liberian-flagged ship in Rupat Strait: Police

A group of pirates robbed a Liberian-flagged motor vessel when it was sailing in Rupat Strait of Dumai waters, Riau ...

Navy to place warships in Muntok

The navy base at Bangka Belitung plans to place some of its warships in the sea off Muntok, regency of West Bangka, to ...

Airport shutdown by district chief is equivalent to aircraft piracy

Aviation observer Alvin Lie attributes the shutdown of Turelelo airport in East Nusa Tenggara, by Ngada District Chief ...

Hackers attack NZ govt party websites to protest spy law

Hackers disabled several websites of New Zealand`s ruling party on Tuesday, protesting a planned law to widen the ...

Russia announces permanent Mediterranian naval presence

Russia has deployed a naval unit to the Mediterranean Sea, it said on Thursday, a move President Vladimir Putin ...

Eastern Indonesia`s biodiversity prone to biopiracy

The biodiversity in Eastern Indonesian region was prone to biological theft or biopiracy as most of the species ...

Indonesia sees urgency to sign Nagoya Protocol

As a mega biodiversity nation, Indonesia sees the urgency to sign the Nagoya Protocol protect its rich genetic ...

Court sentences Somali pirates to 5-10 years in jail

The Court of First Instance in Hadramout governorate sentenced Monday 17 Somali to 5 to 10 years in jail after being ...

Israel withholds Palestinian funds after UN vote

Israel said on Sunday it was withholding this month`s transfer of tax revenues to the Palestinian Authority, after the ...

Parties should exercise self-restraint on South China Sea issue

In an effort to seek peaceful solutions of disputes following the recent escalating tensions in the South China Sea, ...

ChartCo, Jeppesen and KH Charts Partnership Allows Innovative Solution

- Today at SMM Hamburg, industry leaders ChartCo, Jeppesen and KH Charts have announced that they will provide mariners ...

UN chief launches initiative to protect oceans

The UN chief Sunday announced an initiative to protect oceans from pollution and over-fishing and to combat rising sea ...

China rescues fishermen held by Somali pirates for 18 months

China has rescued a group of 26 fishermen, mainly Chinese and Vietnamese, who were taken from a Taiwanese trawler ...